DALLAS-Tuesday 4 June 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mary
Kay, an international leader in corporate and social responsibility,
today announced winners of the Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation and
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Awards at the 2019 Academy of Marketing
Science Annual Conference in Toronto. The awards, which have been
provided annually by the iconic beauty company for more than 25 years,
celebrate doctoral candidates in marketing based on the quality of their
dissertation research and their final presentations at the AMS Annual
Conference.
Doctoral
students from programs at any recognized university, college of higher
learning, business school or management school worldwide were eligible
for the AMS Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Awards. This year’s winners
were:
2019 Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award
1. Shaobo Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2. Junzhou Zhang, Old Dominion University
2019 Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award
1. Kiran Pedada, Texas Tech University
2. Anh Dang, Old Dominion University
3. Martin Hirche, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia
“Mary
Kay fosters a culture of innovation, empowerment and continuous
education with our independent sales force and employees around the
world,” said Beth Lopez, Vice President of Global Sales Education for
Mary Kay. “We were so impressed by the dissertation presentations at
this year’s AMS Annual Conference. We look forward to providing
mentorship and networking opportunities to our winners as they pursue
their noble goal of continuous education.”
Michelle
Haurilak, Director of PR, Digital & Product Marketing of Mary Kay
Canada, announced the winners of the Mary Kay Dissertation Award and the
Mary Kay Dissertation Proposal Award during the awards banquet lunch on
Thursday, May 30.
“The
Mary Kay Dissertation Competition is an important part of the Academy
of Marketing Science Annual Conference,” said O.C. Ferrell, President of
The Academy of Marketing Science. “Mary Kay’s involvement provides an
opportunity for finalists to network with Mary Kay executives. Improving
industry connections for doctoral students is a major objective of the
competition. We sincerely appreciate Mary Kay’s commitment to this
event.”
For more information about the Academy of Marketing Science, click here.
About Mary Kay
One
of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her beauty
company more than 55 years ago with three goals: offer rewarding
opportunities for women, manufacture irresistible products and make the
world a better place. That dream has blossomed into a
multibillion-dollar company with millions of independent sales force
members in nearly 40 countries. Mary Kay is dedicated to researching the
science behind beauty and to manufacturing cutting-edge skin care,
color cosmetics and nutritional supplements. Through the Mary Kay
FoundationSM, the company has awarded more than $78 million
to cancer research and domestic violence shelters. Mary Kay Ash’s
original vision continues to shine—one lipstick at a time.
About The Academy of Marketing Science
The
Academy of Marketing Science is a non-profit, international, scholarly,
professional organization. It is dedicated to promoting high standards
and excellence in the creation and dissemination of marketing knowledge
and the furtherance of marketing practice through a role of leadership
within the discipline of marketing around the world. The Academy is
committed to the highest ethical standards and collegiality in the
pursuit of this mission.
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Contacts
Mary Kay Inc. Corporate Communications
marykay.com/newsroom
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